: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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But hey, curling doesn’t even have that.
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Men's and women's curling are team sports — three players take turns throwing rocks toward a target and using brooms to sweep their paths down the ice.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
But curling is a sport many Americans aren't necessarily too familiar with.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Back then, almost all events happened outside, but by the 1980s, sports including ice skating, hockey and curling had moved to indoor rinks, where perfect ice could be guaranteed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Men's and women's curling are team sports — three players take turns throwing rocks toward a target and using brooms to sweep their paths down the ice.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
But curling is a sport many Americans aren't necessarily too familiar with.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Back then, almost all events happened outside, but by the 1980s, sports including ice skating, hockey and curling had moved to indoor rinks, where perfect ice could be guaranteed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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